"Gold's methodical approach in soliciting work is apparent both from the breadth of sources and from the caliber of work. The prose collected here is eminently worth spending time with. While undoubtedly fear and persecution have been a part of Jewish lives for centuries, and very much remain with us today, other stories-most notably, penned by women in this book--highlight resilience and strength of their characters, their hunger for knowledge, justice, and connection with others. Stepping away from this collection, I find myself deeply moved, edified by having learned of new writers to follow, and convinced by Gold that I need to pay more attention to Jewish fiction written around the globe.

--Olga Zilberbourg, The Montréeacute;al Review, October 2024

"Gold... collects a remarkably diverse array of translated Jewish stories and novel excerpts... This broad and wide-ranging anthology is a fitting ode to the 'nearly inexhaustible richness and strength' of the Jewish multilingual tradition."

-- Publishers Weekly

"The stories Gold has chosen are almost uniformly gripping. Not only do their plots compel and the skill of their respective translators astonish; they also move the reader to reflect on the multifarious moral dilemmas that have faced the Jewish people, both as Jews and simply as human beings, in all the lands of their dispersion and at all phases of their history. ... There is variety and delight in these stories, whose provenance circles the globe. Deeper still is their reflection on the soul of an ancient people spinning dizzily in a modern world."

-- Rabbi David Wolpe, Los Angeles Review of Books

"Edit-ed by Nora Gold, the book deliv-ers on its promise to share beau-ti-ful-ly craft-ed fic-tion that trans-ports read-ers across the globe in fif-teen min-utes or few-er. ... This book serves as a tes-ta-ment to the pow-er of trans-la-tion."

-- Deb-o-rah Miller, Jewish Book Council

"What a treasure!"

-- Alberto Manguel, Director of the National Library of the Argentine Republic

"[F]iction, particularly when it reflects the diverse experience of Jewish life throughout the world, gives readers the power to know more and expand the perspectives of the Jewish world we thought we knew. ... Buy this anthology particularly if you consider yourself a lover of Jewish literature. It's an outstanding introduction to the rich diversity that exists in Jewish writing around the world these days."

-- Aaron Howard, Jewish Herald-Voice

"What the translations of these pieces show is that there is spiritual unity among the themes expressed in these stories that identify them with the bitter-sweet and tragic history of the Jewish people. ... Five stars."

-- Chicago Book Review

"Through its transcendent, rangy, and unforgettable stories, Gold's inclusion of a chorus of different voices and perspectives challenges the monolithic way people think about not just Jewish literature but Jewish people."

-- Niv Magazine

"This is a landmark anthology. Nora Gold is a remarkable pioneer who has my heartfelt admiration."

-- Cynthia Ozick

"This book by Nora Gold is like a treasure chest of marvels, each story a gem from a different time and place. There are living marvels here from so many times and places and voices and experiences that every reader's idea of Jewish literature will have to be fargresert un farbes